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Jessica Name Origin: English
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Pronunciation: jess-ih-cah
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Infographic of Jessica name meaning, which is An English name first used by Shakespeare, Jessica means to see.
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Jessica Name Popularity
How popular is the name Jessica? Here’s everything we know.
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In 2018 Jessica was the 302nd most popular girls name, representing 0.075% of girl births in the U.S.
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Since 1910 Jessica has been the 10th most popular girls name, representing 0.698% of girl births in the U.S.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
860 |
6 |
0.0017% |
| 1911 |
840 |
6 |
0.0016% |
| 1912 |
750 |
16 |
0.0032% |
| 1913 |
1,018 |
7 |
0.0012% |
| 1914 |
1,022 |
11 |
0.0016% |
| 1915 |
893 |
24 |
0.0026% |
| 1916 |
1,047 |
16 |
0.0017% |
| 1917 |
1,189 |
11 |
0.0011% |
| 1918 |
1,046 |
19 |
0.0018% |
| 1919 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1920 |
1,096 |
17 |
0.0015% |
| 1921 |
1,195 |
14 |
0.0012% |
| 1922 |
1,198 |
15 |
0.0013% |
| 1923 |
1,020 |
24 |
0.0021% |
| 1924 |
1,258 |
13 |
0.0011% |
| 1925 |
1,357 |
10 |
0.0009% |
| 1926 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1927 |
1,173 |
15 |
0.0014% |
| 1928 |
1,281 |
11 |
0.001% |
| 1929 |
1,205 |
12 |
0.0012% |
| 1930 |
1,364 |
7 |
0.0007% |
| 1931 |
1,206 |
10 |
0.001% |
| 1932 |
1,125 |
13 |
0.0013% |
| 1933 |
1,106 |
13 |
0.0014% |
| 1934 |
1,089 |
13 |
0.0013% |
| 1935 |
1,150 |
12 |
0.0012% |
| 1936 |
943 |
21 |
0.0022% |
| 1937 |
845 |
30 |
0.003% |
| 1938 |
1,082 |
15 |
0.0015% |
| 1939 |
858 |
30 |
0.0029% |
| 1940 |
924 |
26 |
0.0024% |
| 1941 |
770 |
49 |
0.0044% |
| 1942 |
682 |
76 |
0.006% |
| 1943 |
736 |
64 |
0.0049% |
| 1944 |
672 |
79 |
0.0064% |
| 1945 |
680 |
77 |
0.0063% |
| 1946 |
509 |
190 |
0.0129% |
| 1947 |
381 |
392 |
0.0235% |
| 1948 |
354 |
444 |
0.0278% |
| 1949 |
383 |
378 |
0.0235% |
| 1950 |
399 |
354 |
0.022% |
| 1951 |
368 |
438 |
0.0258% |
| 1952 |
383 |
418 |
0.0239% |
| 1953 |
380 |
460 |
0.026% |
| 1954 |
427 |
378 |
0.0207% |
| 1955 |
462 |
336 |
0.0183% |
| 1956 |
449 |
367 |
0.0194% |
| 1957 |
434 |
428 |
0.0222% |
| 1958 |
405 |
478 |
0.0253% |
| 1959 |
413 |
481 |
0.0253% |
| 1960 |
400 |
527 |
0.0278% |
| 1961 |
370 |
640 |
0.0339% |
| 1962 |
320 |
824 |
0.0449% |
| 1963 |
262 |
1,102 |
0.0614% |
| 1964 |
263 |
1,130 |
0.0642% |
| 1965 |
214 |
1,514 |
0.0926% |
| 1966 |
195 |
1,651 |
0.1057% |
| 1967 |
183 |
1,742 |
0.1148% |
| 1968 |
176 |
1,829 |
0.1218% |
| 1969 |
134 |
2,481 |
0.161% |
| 1970 |
98 |
4,019 |
0.2525% |
| 1971 |
64 |
5,357 |
0.3565% |
| 1972 |
46 |
6,210 |
0.4559% |
| 1973 |
34 |
7,226 |
0.5574% |
| 1974 |
17 |
10,654 |
0.8197% |
| 1975 |
13 |
12,928 |
1.0061% |
| 1976 |
8 |
18,368 |
1.4252% |
| 1977 |
4 |
24,843 |
1.843% |
| 1978 |
3 |
26,103 |
1.9415% |
| 1979 |
4 |
27,776 |
1.9699% |
| 1980 |
3 |
33,923 |
2.3201% |
| 1981 |
2 |
42,532 |
2.8934% |
| 1982 |
2 |
45,446 |
3.0412% |
| 1983 |
2 |
45,282 |
3.0686% |
| 1984 |
2 |
45,855 |
3.0825% |
| 1985 |
1 |
48,346 |
3.1852% |
| 1986 |
1 |
52,674 |
3.4896% |
| 1987 |
1 |
55,991 |
3.6691% |
| 1988 |
1 |
51,538 |
3.3072% |
| 1989 |
1 |
47,885 |
2.9674% |
| 1990 |
1 |
46,475 |
2.804% |
| 1991 |
2 |
43,397 |
2.6625% |
| 1992 |
2 |
38,354 |
2.4029% |
| 1993 |
1 |
34,988 |
2.2442% |
| 1994 |
1 |
32,117 |
2.0928% |
| 1995 |
1 |
27,935 |
1.8535% |
| 1996 |
2 |
24,194 |
1.6158% |
| 1997 |
2 |
21,043 |
1.4228% |
| 1998 |
8 |
18,235 |
1.2183% |
| 1999 |
9 |
16,348 |
1.0917% |
| 2000 |
8 |
15,709 |
1.0283% |
| 2001 |
11 |
13,920 |
0.9239% |
| 2002 |
16 |
11,913 |
0.795% |
| 2003 |
18 |
10,448 |
0.6868% |
| 2004 |
21 |
9,471 |
0.6214% |
| 2005 |
27 |
8,111 |
0.5305% |
| 2006 |
32 |
6,810 |
0.4349% |
| 2007 |
42 |
5,708 |
0.3618% |
| 2008 |
60 |
4,728 |
0.3059% |
| 2009 |
78 |
3,786 |
0.2533% |
| 2010 |
92 |
3,184 |
0.2209% |
| 2011 |
121 |
2,601 |
0.1826% |
| 2012 |
138 |
2,304 |
0.1617% |
| 2013 |
164 |
1,921 |
0.1349% |
| 2014 |
176 |
1,770 |
0.1215% |
| 2015 |
201 |
1,563 |
0.1074% |
| 2016 |
227 |
1,357 |
0.0941% |
| 2017 |
242 |
1,247 |
0.0894% |
| 2018 |
302 |
1,030 |
0.075% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
Names Like Jessica
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What names are diminutives of Jessica?
A diminutive is a name that’s like Jessica sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jessica, but shorter.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Jessie
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He sees
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Hebrew
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#612
(0.0301%)
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Jessy
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He sees
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Hebrew
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#2,418
(0.0012%)
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What names are variants of Jessica?
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What names sound like Jessica?
If you like how Jessica sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jessica.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Yesseca
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What names are similar to Jessica?
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Jessenia
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Spanish
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#1,956
(0.0023%)
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Siblings of Jessica
Mamas with kids named Jessica also have kids with these names.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Oliver
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Olive tree
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English
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#5
(0.9745%)
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Daniel
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God is My Judge
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Hebrew
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#15
(0.8133%)
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Michael
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Who is Like God?
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Hebrew
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#14
(0.8458%)
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Justin
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Just and fair
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English
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#141
(0.2017%)
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Miley
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Smiley
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American
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#706
(0.0231%)
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